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Father retouching photos of picture brides
Former First Lady of Hawai'i




Family interrelations between mother and father
(1926 - 2012) Scholar and professor of anthropology. Leader in the establishment of ethnic studies as an academic discipline


Grandmother's influence on decision to go to Japan
(b.1942) Japanese American ceramist, who has lived in Japan for over 30 years.

Impression of Japan upon arrival
(b.1935) American born Japanese. Retired businessman.

Working at the magazine
(b.1948) Nikkei from Southern California living in Japan.

Kibei schoolchildren in Hiroshima, Japan
(b.1913) Kibei from California who served in the MIS with Merrill’s Marauders during WWII.

The reason he came to the United States (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Grandfather's arrival in the U.S., experiencing discrimination
(b. 1939) Japanese American painter, printmaker & professor

Grandmother's experience in the U.S. as a picture bride
(b. 1939) Japanese American painter, printmaker & professor

Mother's immigration to U.S. as a treaty merchant
(b. 1927) Japanese American Nisei. Family voluntarily returned to Japan during WWII.

Why her parents came to Canada
(1918-2004) Interned in Slocan during World War II. Active member of the Japanese Canadian community.
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